7-9 Albert Place, Rothesay, Bute

Mid 19th century. Symmetrical, 4-storey, 3-bay Classically-detailed, tenement forming part of terrace with shops at ground floor and prominent shouldered wall-head stack. Yellow sandstone ashlar. Moulded cill course at 1st floor; architraved cill courses beneath 2nd and 3rd floors; deep dentils beneath corniced eaves. Architraved, corniced and consoled windows at 1st floor; lugged, architraved and corniced windows at 2nd floor; lugged, architraved surrounds with flanking scrolled details at base to 3rd floor windows; stone pilaster mullions to bipartite windows.

N (ALBERT PLACE) ELEVATION: later shops at ground. Single windows at centre to 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors; bipartite windows in bays to outer left and right.

S (WEST PRINCES STREET) ELEVATION: 4 bays. Regular fenestration to upper floors with stop-chamfered raised margins. Shops at ground flanking central front door giving access to flats.

4-pane sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; central corniced wallhead stack comprising splayed base, decorative fluting, dentil detailing; corniced ridge stacks to right and left; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: (interior not reviewed 2011 from previous list description of 1996-7) curved stair, cantilevered from 1st floor with ornamental cast-iron balusters from first floor (some modern steel replacements). 4 2-room flats per floor; some with moulded plaster cornices to main room; flats facing Albert Place have plaster ceiling roses.